Personality

Definition Of Personality
Derived from latin word ‘Persona’
“the dynamic organization within the
individual of those psychological systems that
determine his unique adjustments to his
environment.”
 Nature Of Personality
• Personality reflects individual differences
• Personality is consistent and enduring
• Personality can change
Personality Determinants
Heredity
Environment

Situation

Family

Social
 Theories Of Personality
 Type Theory
 Trait Theory
 Psychoanalytic Theory
 Social Learning Theory
 Maslow’s Self Actualisation Theory
 Type A Personality ( Contd…)
Type A’s Type B’s

 Always do things rapidly

 Never suffer from a
sense of time urgency
 Impatient
 Strive to do two or more
 Do not feel the need to
things at one time discuss or display their
achievements
 No leisure time
 Play for fun and
 Obsessed with numbers
relaxation
 Relax without guilt
 Personality Traits
Myers-Briggs Type The Big Five Model
Indicator  Extroversion

 Extroverted vs.  Agreeableness

Introverted  Conscientiousness
 Sensing vs. Intuitive
 Emotional Stability
 Thinking vs. Feeling
 Openness to Experience
 Judging vs. Perceiving
 16PF(16 Personality Factors)
Warmth Reasoning Emotional Dominance
Stability
Liveliness Rule- Social Sensitivity
Consciousness Boldness

Vigilance Abstractedness Privacy Apprehensio

n
Openness to Perfectionism Self Tension
Change Reliance
 Personality Traits
 Influencing
Locus Of Control OB
Machiavellianism
Self Esteem

Self Monitoring

Risk Taking

Introversion and Extroversion

Type A Personality
Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory

Personality results from

the clash of 3 forces - the
id, the ego, and the
superego
– The id represents
physiological drives
– The ego acts to curb the
appetites of the id
– The superego is the
conscience or “voice
within”
 Erikson’s Stages Of Personality Development
Erikson’s Stages Age Success in Failure in
Meeting meeting
requirement requirements
brings brings
Infancy 0-1 year Basic trust Mistrust

Early Childhood 1-3 Years Autonomy Shame & Doubt

Play Age 4-5 Years Initiative Guilt

School Age 6-11 Years Industry Inferiority

Puberty & 12-20 Years Ego Identity Role Confusion

Adolescence
Young Adulthood 20-24 Years Intimacy Isolation

Middle Adulthood 25-65 Years Generactivity Stagnation

 Social Learning Theory
 Competencies
 Cognitive Strategies
 Outcome Expectations
 Subjective Value Outcome
 Self regulatory systems and plans
 Maslow’s Self Actualisation Theory

Key Aspects Of Humanistic Approach

 Individual is an integrated whole

 Animal Research is irrelevant to human behavior
 Human nature is essentially good
 Man has creative potential
 Psychological health of man is most important
 Personality And OB
 important determinant of employee behavior
 Focal point determining motivation
 Characteristics influence selection of
individuals to occupy various positions in an
organisation